​Relief Edge Top

You'll need:

150 (200) 200 (200) 250 (250)g of 100% cotton yarn (160m/50g);

Circle knitting needles 2,5 and 3.

Size: S(M) L (XL) XXL (XXXL).

Used Patterns

Stockinette stitch: for straight and reversed knitting in right-side rows - knit sts, in wrong-side rows - purls; for circle rows - all knit sts;

Garter stitch: : for straight and reversed knitting in right-side rows - knit sts, in wrong-side rows - purls; for circle rows - 1 row of knit sts, 1 row of purls by turn;

Relief: due to the scheme.

Stitches control: for stockientte stitch with knitting needles 3 - 24 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm; for garter stitch with knitting needles 2,5 - 24 sts x 48 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Decreases: knit2tog before the scheme, after the scheme - broaching: slip 1 st as knit st, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped.

Increases: 1 yarn over before the scheme, 1 st of stockinette stitch due to the scheme M1, 1 st of stockinnete stitch, 1 yarn over. In the next row make yarn overs as crossed knit st.

Instructions

Front, Back

Cast on 100 (100) 108 (108) 115 (121) sts on knitting needles 3 and turn to the knitting needles 2,5. Place markers at 27 (27) 30 (30) 32 (35) sts from edges. Make 1 row of knit sts from wrong side and continue with garter stitch.

At the same time, in the next row increase 1 sts with yarn over from each side of marker. In the next row make them as crossed knit sts. Repeat increases in even rows 14 (17) 17 (19) 19 (22) times. You should get 156 (168) 176 (184) 191 (209) sts. After the last increase make wrong side row. You should get 6 (7) 7 (8) 8 (9) cm. For the strap, bind off the first 40 (43) 46 (48) 50 (56) sts. Knit the rest 76 (82) 84 (88) 91 (97) sts.

Pay attention, that the first one - is st from the first bound sts and it's located on the right-hand knitting needle. Bind off 40 (43) 46 (48) 50 (56) sts for the second strap. Cut the yarn.

In the next wrong- side row knit due to the following scheme: cast on 7 (9) 13 (16) 20 (24) sts, then, sts on the knittting needle, cast on the same quantity of sts in the end. You should get 90 (100) 110 (120) 131 (145) sts. After that - garter stitch for 3 (3) 3 (4) 4 (4) cm. At the same time, decrease 1 st after 2 (2) 2 (3) 3 (3) cm on each side, knit2tog. Totaly, 88 (98) 108 (118) 129 (143) sts. Leave them.

Main Part

Transfer the sts of back and front to the knitting needles 3. These are 176 (196) 216 (236) 258 (286) sts. From this stage of work, make measurements from this row. Make 16 sts of pattern due to the scheme M1, stockinette stitch from edges (on 8 sts of back and front). After 2 cm, decrease 1 st from edges. Make such decreases every 2,5 cm. Totaly, 6 (6) 6 (6) 5 (5) rows. You should get 152 (172) 192 (212) 238 (266) sts. After 18 cm, increase 1 st from both sides. Repeat this every 2 cm 6 times. You should get 180 (196) 216 (236) 262 (290) sts. After 30 (31) 32 (32) 33 (33) cm finish the full vertical pattern repeat. Change to knitting needles 2,5 and make 2 cm of garter stitch on all the sts. Bind off the sts.

Assembly

Make all seams.